ܫܒܠܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܫ-ܒ-ܠ (š-b-l) related to leading.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃabbɑltɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ʃabbɑlɑθɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܫܒܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܒܠܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܫܒܠܐ)
- director, conductor, leader (especially spiritual leader)
Inflection
declension of ܫܒܠܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܒܠܐ | ܫܒܠܢ |
| construct | ܫܒܠܬ | ܫܒܠܬ |
| emphatic | ܫܒܠܬܐ | ܫܒܠܬܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܒܠܬܝ | ܫܒܠܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܒܠܬܟ | ܫܒܠܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܒܠܬܟܝ | ܫܒܠܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܒܠܬܗ | ܫܒܠܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܒܠܬܗ | ܫܒܠܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܒܠܬܢ | ܫܒܠܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܒܠܬܟܘܢ | ܫܒܠܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܒܠܬܟܝܢ | ܫܒܠܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܒܠܬܗܘܢ | ܫܒܠܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܒܠܬܗܝܢ | ܫܒܠܬܗܝܢ |
Etymology 2
Compare Arabic سُنْبُلَة (sunbula) and Hebrew שִׁבֹּלֶת (šibbōleṯ). See also English shibboleth.
Alternative forms
- ܫܒܠܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃɛbbaltɑ], [ʃɛbbɛltɑ], [ʃɛvl(ə)θɑ]
Noun
ܫܒܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܫܒܠܐ)
- blade, spike, ear (of grain)
- (botany) spikenard, nard
- flow, surge (of a river)
- riverbed
Inflection
declension of ܫܒܠܬܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܫܒܠܐ | ܫܒܠܝܢ |
| construct | ܫܒܠܬ | ܫܒܠܝ |
| emphatic | ܫܒܠܬܐ | ܫܒܠܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܫܒܠܬܝ | ܫܒܠܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܫܒܠܬܟ | ܫܒܠܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܫܒܠܬܟܝ | ܫܒܠܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܫܒܠܬܗ | ܫܒܠܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܫܒܠܬܗ | ܫܒܠܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܫܒܠܬܢ | ܫܒܠܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܫܒܠܬܟܘܢ | ܫܒܠܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܫܒܠܬܟܝܢ | ܫܒܠܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܫܒܠܬܗܘܢ | ܫܒܠܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܫܒܠܬܗܝܢ | ܫܒܠܝܗܝܢ |
Proper noun
ܫܒܠܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f
- (astrology) Virgo (zodiac sign)
References
- “šblh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 357b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 556b-557a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 1504a